Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
Santa Claus stays at the North Pole when he isn’t out deliver gifts for Christmas.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct anwer is option 2 i.e. out delivering.
- The underlined segment can be substituted with "out delivering gifts for Christmas."
- This change is necessary to maintain grammatical consistency in the sentence.
- The verb "deliver" should be in the present participle form (-ing form) to match the present tense of the verb "stays."
- Therefore, the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment is "out delivering gifts for Christmas."
Thus, the corrected sentence is:
Santa Claus stays at the North Pole when he isn’t out delivering gifts for Christmas.